Shout outs to Allucard, great post to inspire me to write this thread.

BOXING HISTORY 101: Why Precedence Matters !!! (Readers only thread)

Great Post,
These so called hardcore boxing fans are so hardcore that they donít know any HARDCORE boxing history...

They act is if Floyd Mayweather is setting precedence never seen before in boxing. They act is if Sugar Ray Robinson WAS THE PERFECT EXAMPLE ON HOW A FIGHTER SHOULD BE AND wasnít the Biggest ******* in the sport when it comes to money... The guy would pull out of fights on fight night just to change to already agreed upon money split....

Imagine if Mayweather did that with somebody today...On the night of the fight, He says he isnít going to fight unless he now gets 65% instead of the 60% he already agreed on....Could you picture the reaction????

* People forget or dont know, that Sugar Ray Leonard never fought Pryor, when Pryor called him out in his face!!!

* People forget or dont know, that SRL made Hagler wait 8 years before he would fight him...

* People forget or dont know Haglar was NORTOROIUS for calling out a smaller man and making them come up to his weightclass to fight him.

Haglar was infamous from calling out welterweights and former lightweights.
(hearns,SRL,Duran) Sounds like a fighter we know today: (Hopkins)

* People forget or dont know that Michael Spinks used to called Haglar out for years but Haglar pretended that Spinks didnt exist. Why didnt Haglar fight Spinks the biggerman instead of always making smaller men moved up and fight him.
Haglar always fought the Smallerman... But is his legacy tarnish?????

* People Forget, that Roberto Duran just quit against SRL, because he could not take SRL style anymore...Picture what would happen if Mayweather quit a fight against somebody because their style was too hard for them to handle...

People act is if the past in boxing was some kind of holy time.
No fighter in history has fought everyone. NO FIGHTER!!!
Especially in their 4th weightclass. !!!

Jack Dempsey never fought any black fighters, Sound familiar???

If people actually learn some boxing history, they would not act as if Floyd is breaking every secret boxing rule in the book every time Floyd makes a decision.

This is why I dont take half of these clowns seriously.
Because they dont know any history, and complain about ****
that some of their greatest fighters in history used to do all the the time.
But when Mayweather does it, They act as if SRR,SRL,HAGLAR,DURAN,etc...
would never have never done that..!!!

boxing is the only sport in which contradictions are allowed to happen and the ignorant lead the ignorant.!

Alot of valid points, but don't expect much support. It's Floyd's attitude and (perceived) brash persona that turns the heat up on him more than other fighters who 'play the game' as you say. That and the intact '0'.

Beating the Pac-Cotto winner should cut Floyd a hell of alot of slack. But i'm sure if it's Manny we'll hear the smaller man excuse forever.

It is Ridiculous honestly.I honestly have no problem with people criticizing Mayweather,
I really dont, the problem is, when they hate out of ignorance...
That is the biggest problem real boxing fans have with these dudes.

The problem I have is when THEY do it out of ignorance and act is if nobody in history especially the great fighters in history would have never done some of the same things Mayweather is doing now...

If they criticize Mayweather for ducking Fighters...Find thats ok.
But then dont say NO GREAT FIGHTER would ever do that.
and then name fighters that have done it...

You get my point?

boxing is the only sport in which contradictions are allowed to happen and the ignorant lead the ignorant.!

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